18 Famous Women Who Fought For Better Representation Both Onscreen And Off

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18 Famous Women Who Fought For Better Representation Both Onscreen And Off
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“I was starting what...became my bigger mission in life — of questioning why women were written certain ways on film.” —Reese Witherspoon

At the time, pants were only socially acceptable for men to wear in public. There's athat Hepburn's costume department once stole her pants, and refusing to put on a skirt instead, she walked around in her underwear until the pants were returned to her.

In a 1981 interview with Barbara Walters, she said,"I put on pants 50 years ago and declared a sort of middle road.", Jennifer Lawrence was adamantly against dieting or losing weight to portray Katniss Everdeen, instead focusing on becoming"fit and strong.","I’m never going to starve myself for a part … I don’t want little girls to be like, ‘Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I’m going to skip dinner.

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